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Julie,

 

One of my horses had a lump like that two years ago, but he was 3 legged lame. It was a strained outer branch ligament. Lots of TLC and he healed fine, but it was a pain as much for me as for him!

 

chris

Marinera@xxxxxxx wrote:

> What would cause and what would be the prognosis for a hard lump about the size of a half a hard boiled egg that came on overnight on the outside of a fetlock joint? It is big enough so that I know I could not have missed it the day before.  In other words, it was not a slow developing thing.  While I thought there might be some heat on Monday (the first day) there was none the next day.  The horse is totally sound in very tight circles. It is not
>  painful under a lot of pinching pressure. The ankle flexes nicely with no indication of pain. 
> I am inclined to think she knocked it on something because it came on so quickly, but it seems as though a bruise that size would be sensitive to pressure.  It is a hard lump so I do not think it is edema. It may be slightly reduced in size since Monday, but not dramatically.
> Thanks for any help.   Julie Suhr

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